LG CNS Joins SAP’s APAC Partner Program

Korean AI Transformation company LG CNS is now included in SAP’s Regional Strategic Services Partner (RSSP) initiative, a move designed to accelerate its growth and enhance its SAP capabilities throughout the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

This partnership signifies a strategic alignment between LG and SAP, fostering collaboration and driving innovation in cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions.

The RSSP initiative, established by SAP APAC, aims to bolster established partners that are demonstrating rapid growth. By providing strategic support, including coordinated industry-aligned solutions and joint go-to-market strategies, SAP empowers partners like LG CNS to deliver greater value to clients. LG CNS is the fourth partner in APAC and the first from Korea to join the initiative. This also marks a significant milestone in its regional expansion.

“SAP has a vibrant and fast-growing partner ecosystem in the region. Many of our APAC-headquartered partners have thousands of SAP-certified consultants worldwide, delivering hundreds of SAP-related projects every year,” said Utkarsh Maheshwari, Senior Vice President & Head of Global Partner Sales & Services, SAP. “We have a unique opportunity to do more with our regional partners and drive more innovations and benefits to customers.”

LG CNS’s Value Proposition

The South Korean company plans to leverage this partnership to extend its cloud ERP business beyond Korea, capitalising on its existing expertise and the memorandum of understanding signed with SAP in 2023. The company is driving next-generation ERP and SAP S/4HANA migration by integrating AI, cloud, and big data technologies, enhancing client efficiency and stability.

LG CNS offers differentiated value through proprietary solutions like ‘PerfecTwin ERP Edition’ and ‘SINGLEX.’ The former pre-emptively detects errors during SAP S/4HANA migration, while the latter is a SaaS platform integrating key business functions. These innovations, coupled with LG CNS’s expertise in ERP consulting, implementation, and operations, will enable clients to drive business innovation in the rapidly evolving APAC market.

Hanshin Nae, Senior Vice President of LG CNS Enterprise Solutions Division, emphasised the company’s commitment to supporting clients in the region through cloud ERP and its advanced solutions. “We will actively support clients in the Asia-Pacific region in driving business innovation through cloud ERP. With LG CNS’s AX expertise and solutions, we will further enhance client value,” he stated.

What This Means for Mastering SAP Insiders

Expect deeper, more localised expertise from SAP partners in APAC. The RSSP initiative enhances the overall SAP experience for SAP users by focusing on strengthening partnerships within APAC. For example, companies undergoing SAP S/4HANA migration in Asia can benefit from partners with specific regional knowledge and experience, ensuring smoother implementations that account for local business practices and regulations.

The initiative drives the development and delivery of innovative solutions. The RSSP initiative fosters collaboration between SAP and its partners, as demonstrated by LG CNS’s “PerfecTwin ERP Edition” and “SINGLEX” solutions. These solutions show how RSSP partners can provide specialised tools to improve SAP implementations and optimise business processes. “PerfecTwin ERP Edition allows for more secure and accurate SAP S/4HANA migrations, and SINGLEX helps organisations with integrated business processes.

SAP is focused on Cloud ERP capabilities. In essence, the RSSP initiative aims to enhance the value SAP users receive by leveraging the strengths of regional partners to deliver tailored, innovative, and efficient solutions. A significant focus of the RSSP initiative is also to expand cloud ERP within the APAC region, translating to more efficient and scalable SAP solutions for users. With partners like LG CNS integrating AI and cloud technologies into SAP’s cloud ERP solutions, businesses can achieve greater operational efficiency, improved data analysis, and increased agility in responding to market changes.